September 2015

Malawi police net 19 people

Sep 26, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 11 &

At least 19 people are expected to start appearing before Ntchisi First Grade Magistrate's Court following their arrests during a sweeping exercise police conducted during the night of Wednesday this week. The sweeping exercise led by… ...

Two get fined for selling beer

Sep 26, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 9 &

The Ntchisi Second Grade Magistrate's Court has ordered two Malawian men to pay a fine of K40 000 each or in default serve a twelve-month jail term for being found selling liquor without a licence. The court… ...

ESCOM,MERA in a cold war

Sep 26, 2015 Thula Chisamba 9 &

Reports have emerged suggesting a broken relationship between Electricity Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) and its regulator Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA). Sources close to ESCOM told our reporter that officials from the two bodies are… ...

Standard Bank Cup preview

Sep 26, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 131 &

Malawi's heavy weights will return back in the field of play this weekend to battle it out for the prestigious 2015 Standard Bank Knockout Cup quarter-finals. Having won this year's Carlsberg Cup by beating their… ...

Civo send Dedza packing

Sep 26, 2015 Orton Nyirenda 6 &

Two Civo United first half goals from Gerald Mkungula and Nelson Kangunje were enough to end Malawi youthful team of Dedza Young Soccer dreams of reaching the last four of the Standard Bank knockout cup… ...

Rebecca Malope to perform in Malawi

Sep 25, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 14 &

South African gospel artist, Rebecca Malope is expected to be in the country for the Blantyre Art Festival – BAF scheduled to take place in Malawi’s commercial City of Blantyre from 2nd to 4th October.… ...

Man dies after beer drinking competition

Sep 25, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 256 &

A Malawian man has been pronounced dead on what was supposed to be a mere alcohol drinking competition among imbibers at a makeshift shabeen outside Wenela bus depot in Blantyre. Police have confirmed and identified… ...

Njikho causes stampede in Mzuzu

Sep 25, 2015 Thula Chisamba 11 &

Malawi’s Northern city of Mzuzu legislator Leonard Njikho on Wednesday caused a stampede in Mchengautuba township in the city as people fought over handouts he splashed out after a development rally at Manda a Positoli… ...

Malawi Govt risks losing millions of Kwacha

Sep 25, 2015 Luke Bisani 41 &

Malawi government is at risk of paying compensation money for its decision to withdraw nurses it had recently recruited without providing valid reasons. According to former president of Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) Elia Kamphinda… ...

JB, Mutharika clash in the US

Sep 25, 2015 Mike J. Kangwele 130 &

...Mutharika says JB behind Malawi's economic crisis Malawi President Peter Mutharika clashed with his predecessor, Joyce Banda, who is also in the United States but attending a First Ladies Forum on Education. While addressing members of… ...

Withdrawn medics set hell for Government

Sep 25, 2015 Thula Chisamba 28 &

Medical staffs that have been withdrawn after being deployed in district hospitals recently, are strategizing on how best they can drag the current president Peter Mutharika led government to a horrific earthly hell as a… ...

Malawi sitting on plenty of minerals

Sep 25, 2015 Hajira Halilu 28 &

Data from the recent World Bank geological survey has revealed plenty of potential mineral deposits which government hopes will boost the country’s economy. Director of geological survey department Jalf Salima said the data shows there… ...

Flames leave for Tanzania on October 4th

Sep 25, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 17 &

...final squad to be announced next Thursday The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced that the Flames will depart for Tanzania on 4 October for their crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary round qualifier… ...

Government concedes that Malawi is in crisis

Sep 25, 2015 Orton Nyirenda 80 &

The Malawi government says it agrees with the remarks made by the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia that the country is in an economic crisis. According to a Ministry of Information,… ...

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Nobody is guaranteed a place in Flames starting line up, says Mtawali

Sep 25, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 77 &

Malawi national football team head coach Ernest Mtawali has warned all players that nobody is guaranteed a place in the starting line up. He was responding to the recent public outburst by Flames and Platinum… ...